Service difficulty report · Hinge Fitting · Doug MD11F

Difficulty date
November 16, 2018
Submitted
November 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N599FE
Make and model
Doug MD11F
Aircraft serial
48598
Aircraft time
80,099 hours, 16,447 cycles
Part
Hinge Fitting
Part number
ARC050312
Condition
Corroded
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RIGHT WING OUTBOARD FLAP OUTBOARD HINGE (WING SIDE) BARREL NUT HOLE SURFACE FOUND CORROSION. CORROSIONS AT RIGHT WING OUTBOARD FLAP OUTBOARD HINGE (WING SIDE) BARREL NUT HOLE SURFACE REWORKED AS PER MD-11CMM 57-44-09. REPAIR SHIM FABRICATED AND INSTALLED AS PER MD-11 CMM 57-44-09. REPAIR EVALUATED AND FOUND BARREL NUT MATING SURFACE REMAINING THICKNESS OF UPPER: 0.423" AND LOWER: 0.434" WITHIN LIMIT BASE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DRAWING LIMITS AND CMM MAX REWORK LIMITS FOR BARREL NUT HOLE. MINIMUM THICKNESS: 0.3765". REPAIR CLASSIFIED AS MINOR PER GMM 6-2-100.

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